STATEMENT
July 17, 2023
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green summoned the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) executives to a meeting on July 17th, to explore the recent issues raised regarding the organization’s AGM, election processes and the various court actions that have been filed alleging procedural breaches.
Arriving from that discussion, it was agreed that the Minister would appoint a Five-Member independent commission to conduct a review of the electoral processes of the JAS and provide recommendations as to the way forward. The...